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dob
/dɒb/
noun
A small amount of something, especially paste.
"Put a dob of butter on the potato, please."
verb
To report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing.
"I’ll dob on you if you break in."
To do one's share; to contribute.
"We all dobbed in for a gift when he retired."
To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.
"I arrived just after the meeting had started and found myself dobbed in to take the minutes."
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